Derryck Thornton to transfer from Duke
The Duke Blue Devils are set to have too many talented cooks in their kitchen next season, and Derryck Thornton doesn’t want to deal with that heat.
Thornton, a former five-star recruit, will transfer out of Duke, the school announced in a release on Sunday.
The 18-year-old point guard averaged 7.1 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, and 2.6 assist per game for the Blue Devils last season, helping the team to a 25-11 record and an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. But Thornton often battled inconsistent playing time and an uncertain role given the sheer number of fellow ball-dominant scorers and playmakers on the Duke roster.
It wasn’t going to get any easier for Thornton in the 2016-17 season with first team All-ACC guard Grayson Allen returning for his junior year and a star-studded slate of recruits, headlined by Harry Giles and Jayson Tatum, the top two prospects in the 2016 class, as well as five-star point guard Frank Jackson, coming into Durham.
Thornton is expected to transfer to another Division I school, hopefully one where he is able to log more substantive minutes and enjoy a higher usage.
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